November 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM - November Regular Meeting
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1. Call Meeting to Order - This regular meeting of the Plattsmouth Community Schools Board of Education is called to order on November 13, 2023 at 6:00 PM in the Plattsmouth Community Schools Administration Center Boardroom at 1912 Old Hwy. 34, Plattsmouth, NE.
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2. Acknowledge Open Meetings Law posted on the wall in the boardroom.
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3. Publication of Meeting - Notice of the meeting was published in the November 7, 2023 edition of The Daily Record and posted in the display case outside the administration center, at the Plattsmouth location of the U.S. Postal Service, and on the district website at www.pcsd.org.
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4. Pledge of Allegiance
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5. Roll Call: Cunningham-Swanson, Foster, Glup, Harvey, Muller, Shuey, Siemonsma, Tesarek-Parsons, Winters
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5.1. Motion to excuse absences
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6. Consent Agenda
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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6.1. Agenda
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6.2. Minutes
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6.2.1. Minutes of the October 9, 2023 Regular Meeting.
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6.3. Treasurer's Report
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6.4. Review of the Control Budget
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6.5. Claim and transfers in the amount of $ 749.079.02
Prepaids $12,271.56
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6.6. The administration recommends that high school band teacher Jeremy Haupt be released from his contract effective at the end of the 2023-2024 contract year.
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7. Public Forum: Reception of Delegates-A time limit of three minutes will be set for individual speakers on a given topic. A total time limit of thirty minutes will be set for all speakers on a given topic, with an effort to provide equal time for pros, cons, and neutral opinions. While the public forum is an opportunity for members of the public to speak during the meeting, there will not be back-and-forth discussions between members of the public and Board of Education members.
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8. Middle School Report
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9. Operations Committee Report
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10. Finance Committee Report
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11. Committee on American Civics Report
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12. Negotiations Committee Report
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13. Recess (approximately 5-10 minutes) at the discretion of the President
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14. Celebrations of Excellence
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14.1. Our PHS Marching Blue Devils earned a Division 1 Superior rating at the Bennington Marching Invitational, Lincoln Marching Invitational, and the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association (NSBA) Contest.
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14.2. Our PHS Girls Cross Country Team (Mallory Robbins - 2nd-place medalist, Madison Allison- 13th-place medalist, Ivy Schmidt - 23rd, Jolie Dix - 24th, and Mila Wehrbein - 31st) earned third place as a team in the B-2 District Meet at Rhylander Park and qualified for State. Mallory Robbins also earned a 5th-place medal at the State meet in Kearney.
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14.3. Our PHS Boys Cross Country Team (Elijah Dix - 4th-place medalist, Hunter Mazzulla - 9th-place medalist, Daniel Barclay 10th-place medalist, Rily Moore - 11th-place medalist, Drew Gimble - 16th-place, and Alden McKnight - 18th-place) earned second place as a team in the B-2 District Meet at Rhylander Park and qualified for State.
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14.4. Nebraska All-State Band - Samantha McKnight (Trumpet, 2nd year in a row)
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14.5. Nebraska All-State Choir: Gertie Yoder (Alto II)
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14.6. Sara Konkler set a new school record with 500 assists in volleyball.
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14.7. Our Septet Choir (Sandra Selby, Ivy Schmidt, Gertie Yoder, Madison Quimby, Joshua Schreiber, Eli Horner, and Gage Olsen) was selected to sing the National Anthem at the Class C2 NSAA State Football Championship Finals on Tuesday, November 21 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln!!
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14.8. Elijah Dix is the 2023 KMAland Nebraska Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
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14.9. Mallory Robbins is the 2023 KMAland Nebraska Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.
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14.10. Midlands Festival Choir - Izzy McGraw, Maddy Quimby
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14.11. Midlands Honor Choir - Lily Guthner, Eli Horner, Gage Olsen, Ivy Schmidt, Joshua Schreiber, Sandra Selby, and Gertie Yoder
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14.12. Plattsmouth Optimist Club Awards:
Friend of Youth - Claude Michel 110% - Jana Shuey Outstanding Youth - Emily Zitek |
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14.13. Trailblazer Conference Honor Band:
Lucy Alldredge Joshua Gradoville Andrew Hipsher Emma Horner Josh Hudson Izzy McGraw Sam McKnight Cole McManigal Elizabeth Sanchez Sandra Selby Kaia Shotkoski |
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14.14. Trailblazer All-Conference
Softball: 1st Team - Stella Campin, Honorable Mention - Ruby Campin, Aimee Dasher |
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15. Administrative Reports
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15.1. Superintendent's Report
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15.2. High School Principal's Report
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15.3. Middle School Principal's Report
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15.4. Elementary Principal's Report
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15.5. Early Childhood/Head Start Report
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15.6. Special Education Report
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15.7. Instructional Services Report
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16. Action Items
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16.1. Discuss, consider, and take all action to rescind the action from Oct. 9, 2023 authorizing the Board President and Superintendent to seek legal guidance and take all action necessary to finalize a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) Nebraska for the 2024-2025 school year including signing, executing, and delivering the MOU.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.2. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve an early graduation request for Kaiden Carroll to graduate in Dec. 2023.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.3. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the final reading of Policy Series 7000 New Construction (Operations Committee)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.4. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the second reading of Policy Series 6000 Instruction (Committee on American Civics Committee)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.5. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve the media materials recommendation from the review committee that was established per Policy 6300.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.6. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a Spanish-language interpreting services contract with Claudia Pinto for the remainder of the 2023-2024 school year.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.7. Discuss, consider, and take all action to recognize the Plattsmouth Education Association as the exclusive bargaining agent for the district's non-supervisory certificated staff for the 2025-2026 contract year.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.8. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a High School Boys Basketball trip to Glenwood, IA on Jan. 26, 2024.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.9. Discuss, consider, and take all action to approve a HS Wrestling trip to Glenwood, IA on Dec 7, 2023.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.10. Discuss, consider, and take all action authorizing the superintendent to sell/dispose of high school misc. items.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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16.11. Discuss, consider, and take all action to adopt a resolution for a recall election as required by law.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve Passed with a motion by Board Member #1 and a second by Board Member #2.
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No Action(s) have been added to this Agenda Item.
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17. Announcements
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17.1. Next meeting: Monday, December 11, 2023 6 PM Regular Meeting
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18. ADJOURNMENT. Time________________
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19. *Closed Session: If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Nebraska Open Meetings Act.
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20. *Sequence of Agenda: The sequence of the agenda topics is subject to change at the discretion of the board.
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